Asda, Aldi, Tesco and Morrisons have all introduced a limit on the number of items shoppers can buy
Andrew Opie, Director ofand sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, which represents UK supermarkets, said: “Difficult weather conditions in the south of Europe and northern Africa have disrupted the harvest for some fruit and vegetables including tomatoes and peppers.
“While disruption is expected to last a few weeks, supermarkets are adept at managing supply chain issues and are working with farmers to ensure that customers are able to access a wide range of fresh produce. “In the meantime, some stores are introducing temporary limits on the number of products customers can buy to ensure availability for everyone.”
President of the National Farmers' Union, Minette Batters, spoke to BBC Breakfast on Wednesday morning about the issue and said something needed to be done.“We’ve got to come up with a way of making sure we can keep producing what the nation needs. “We’ve got 70 million people in this country, it’s an island nation, food security needs to be taken really seriously.”
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